The XNUMXth Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Mental Health was held at Kobe City Nursing College on October XNUMXth and XNUMXth.I participated with a seminar student in the field of psychiatric nursing.
The theme of this year's competition was "Social Isolation and Mental Health."The epidemic of the new coronavirus has restricted contact with people, and it has also become an opportunity to realize the importance of relationships with others.On the other hand, it is said that the existence of isolated people who have lost contact with society is a mental health issue.At this conference, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, public health nurses, nurses, and others involved in mental health gave presentations on school refusal, support for social withdrawal, and disaster countermeasures. It was also an opportunity to be